How VA is Attempting to Increase Interoperability, Boost its EHR System
Published: Fri, 08/21/20
How VA is Attempting to Increase Interoperability, Boost its EHR System While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has faced considerable health IT…
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AFM Outbreak is Expected in 2020
Published: Thu, 08/20/20
AFM Outbreak is E pected in 2020 Physicians and parents are warned about the re-emergence of this illness. In October 2018, ICD-10monitor reported…
A View into Proposed Medicare PFS and Policy Changes for 2021
Published: Wed, 08/19/20
A View into Proposed Medicare PFS and Policy Changes for 2021 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the past week has proposed…
5 Most Frequently Occurring Mistakes In Physician Medical Billing Services- And How To Avoid Them
Published: Tue, 08/18/20
5 Most Frequently Occurring Mistakes In Physician Medical Billing Services- And How To Avoid Them Most of the physicians lose a significant amount of…
HHS to send $1.4B in COVID-19 relief aid to children's hospitals: 5 things to know
Published: Mon, 08/17/20
HHS to send $1.4B in COVID-19 relief aid to children's hospitals: 5 things to know HHS announced Aug. 14 that it is sending $1.4 billion in COVID-19…
CMS Announces CY 2021 Proposed Annual Physician Fee Schedule
Published: Sat, 08/15/20
CMS Announces CY 2021 Proposed Annual Physician Fee Schedule On August 3, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released the proposed 2021 Medicare…
Generalist Coders – A Fallacy
Published: Fri, 08/14/20
Generalist Coders – A Fallacy There is no such thing as a coder who knows it all. If your coder claims to be able to code every specialty, and you let…
Christmas in July with the Gift of New ICD-10-PCS Codes
Published: Thu, 08/13/20
Christmas in July with the Gift of New ICD-10-PCS Codes New PCS codes were released late last week and are effective Aug. 1, 2020. The codes are…
CMS Opens Door to G0463 Billing for Remote Physician Visits
Published: Wed, 08/12/20
CMS Opens Door to G0463 Billing for Remote Physician Visits The confusion over what code to use when hospital-employed physicians perform virtual…
Agility Required to Keep Pace With Code Changes During Pandemic
Published: Tue, 08/11/20
Agility Required to Keep Pace With Code Changes During Pandemic Rightfully so, the coronavirus pandemic has shone the spotlight on front-line medical…